Liwaa ‘Allah wu Akbar Brigades

The Liwaa 'Allah wu Akbar Brigades were an Islamic State-linked militia group from Syria led by Abu Yarob.

History
The Liwaa 'Allah wu Akbar Brigades were formed during the Syrian Civil War in 2014, and they were allies of the Islamic State. They were led by Abu Yarob until his death on 15 September 2014 at the hands of the Syrian Army in battle at Al-Hasakah in Ghaweran. Also among the dead were 62 IS fighters, including Al-Hasakah ISIS leader Firaas Shaheen and 3 Syrian, 3 Iraqi, one Kuwaiti, and one Saudi fighter.